The African- American ritual of the extended morning greeting. It involves a seemingly endless string of platitudes & small-talk around the office coffee machine between the hours of 7:15 AM & 9:30 AM. The instigator is usually a middle-aged black woman (ankle bracelet & mules optional) or an overweight black male with a limp or lazy eye. Others in the workplace are annoyed by extended conversation as it inhibits a productive start to the morning. The downside of not engaging in the black caucus is that you are typically viewed as rude or "not raised right by yo' momma."